You are standing on the site of the Danville Female Academy, and at your front is the sole surviving building of the Academy, the chapel and dormitory.
The Female Academy was founded in 1853 by the Reverend James H. Robinson at a time when . . . — — Map (db m42744) HM
Missouri achieved statehood in 1821 as a result of the famous "Missouri Compromise." It was decreed that Missouri be admitted as a slave state, but thereafter no state north of the 36º 30' North latitude in the Louisiana Territory would be . . . — — Map (db m44280) HM
From its inception and throughout its 25-year history, Katy Trail State Park
has been one of the most successful rails-to-trails conversions projects in the
United States. As the longest developed rail-trail in the United States, it
has been . . . — — Map (db m162217) HM
The McKittrick-Portland segment is 15.10 miles long.
After leaving McKittrick, the trail goes under Highway 19 and crosses the Loutre River. Hermann is visible across the river valley from around milepost 102. Deutschheim State Historic Site . . . — — Map (db m162215) HM
Katy Trail State Park users cover the longest
segment between trailheads on the entire trail from
McKittrick to Treloar: 16.10 miles. McKittrick is a former
Katy Railroad town, and remains of the depot foundation
and coal sheds are still . . . — — Map (db m162216) HM
Excavations
Archaeology is the study of past cultures. Through slow and careful excavation, clues to how these people lived (what they ate, tools they used, clothing and body ornamentation) and how they died are unearthed by archaeologists. . . . — — Map (db m212667) HM
Archaeology
Many people know what archaeologists do. But what is archaeology? Archaeology is the study of past cultures.
Archaeologists examine the artifacts recovered and their relationships to each other as well as their contexts. . . . — — Map (db m212666) HM
Dedicated to
all men and women who have
or will serve their country
in the Armed Forces of the
United States of America.
Our country was founded by
free men believing in the
fatherhood of God and the
brotherhood of men and we . . . — — Map (db m42726) HM
In memory of those from
Montgomery County who died
in military service during
America's wars
[Honor Roll of Names]
They shall grow not old,
As we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them,
Nor the years condemn.
At the . . . — — Map (db m42721) WM